​UnsolvedEdward Arthur Schmidt

Edward Arthur Schmidt, an 85-year-old Oskaloosa attorney, was beaten about the head and face and then stabbed to death in his Spartan-like basement law office on January 13, 1972. Edward had been stabbed in the chest four times in what officials believed was an attempted robbery, though police found $166.41 under a pile of papers on Edward’s desk and about $21,000 in cash in a safe in the next room.

If you have any information regarding Edward’s unsolved murder, please contact the Oskaloosa Police Department at 641.673.3201.